BNP Paribas Irish Fed Cup team defeat Malta

BNP Paribas Irish Fed Cup team defeat Malta

BNP Paribas Irish Fed Cup team defeat Malta

 

The BNP Paribas Irish Fed Cup team defeated Malta 2-1 in Egypt on the first day of play of the Europe Africa Zone Group III 2012 Fed Cup.

 

Sinead Lohan was the first of the BNP Paribas Irish Fed Cup team to play defeating Elaine Genovese 6-4 1-6 6-2 yesterday morning, next up was Amy Bowtell who had a 6-0 6-2 win over Roseann Dimech. In the doubles, Roseann Dimech/Elaine Genovese defeated Lynsey McCullough/Jenny Claffey on a scoreline 7-6 4-6 7-5 to end the day with a 2-1 win for Ireland over Malta.

 

The Irish ladies don’t have any matches today but will be back in action tomorrow in Egypt. Follow their progress on Twitter @Tennis Ireland or on Facebook www.facebook.com/tennisireland